5 July 2011 The Governor-General, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, New Zealand's Head of State received His Majesty King George Tupou V of Tonga this week on His Majesty's New Zealand State Visit.

Rt Hon
Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, and Lady Susan Satyanand
hosted a State Welcome and Dinner for HM King George Tupou V of Tonga on 5
July 2011.

This is
the first State Welcome that has been held at Government House Wellington since
the completion of its conservation.

The State
Welcome included a Haka Pōwhiri by the New Zealand Defence Force Māori
Cultural Party, a Royal Tri-Service Guard of Honour, students of Wellington
College performing a haka, and a performance by the Wellington East
Girls' College Choir.

ENDS

Issued by the: Ministry of Information and Communications, Authorized: The New Zealand Governor-General,2011. (Photos: Office of the Governor-General)